How did the first settlers celebrate Christmas? They didn't. The Pilgrims who came to America in 1620 were strict Puritans, with firm views on religious holidays such as Christmas and Easter.

New England Puritans were hard-pressed by Native American warriors who knew how to fight in forests—and now had flintlock rifles.

He arrived in America with the Puritans in 1624 and helped co-found the settlement of Merrymount, which is now Quincy, ...

Known as "separatists," these Puritans left their homeland and in 1609 moved to Leiden, Holland, where they hoped to worship freely, without harassment from church authorities. Some members of the ...

Like Haverill, it was originally inhabited by a small group of Puritans who emigrated from England. The Town Hall holds a book called Early Settlers Rowley, Massachusetts. Within the alphabetical ...

a reflection of the Puritans' unwavering commitment to their faith. Draconian laws, drawn from biblical texts, shaped every aspect of daily existence, impacting both the settlers and the ...